IOWA Stalks

February 2013

A Newsletter for the Iowa Chapter of ASHRAE

THIS MONTH AT ASHRAE Resource Promotion

Come join us at Johnny’s Italian

Steakhouse on Monday, February 17th

for afternoon tech sessions and a

dinner meeting.

Our guest speaker will be ASHRAE

Distinguished Lecturer Hoy Bohanon,

PE, LEED AP, BEAP and Director of

Energy Programs for WorkingBuildings,

LLC. Mr. Bohanon has written technical

papers and articles on indoor air

quality, operations, and maintenance

and is a frequent presenter at

technical society meetings. He is a

recipient of the ASHRAE Distinguished

Service Award and is vice-chair of

ASHRAE Standard 62.1

committee, Ventilation for Acceptable

Indoor Air Quality.

See you there!

ASHRAE Iowa Chapter

www.ashraeiowa.org

- Board of Governors - Adam Gudenkauf

Mitch McColloch

Dan Ponxs

Dan Zaug

- Officers - President

Tim Conrad

President Elect

Justin Barrett

Treasurer

Matt Gumm

Secretary

Andrew Pospisal

- Committee Chairs - Attendance/Reception

Fred Miller

Auditing

Susan Oltrogge

CTTC

Xaiohui (Joe) Zhou

Britt Vincent

e-Committee

Jason Kems

Education

Kit Cartwright

GGAC

David Poetting

Historian

Matt Jesson

Honors & Awards

Kelly Crow

Membership

Patrick Peterson

YEA

Val Hageman

Refrigeration

Christopher Deal

Research Promotion

Vince Sanders

Luke Miller

Student Activities

Holly Elbert

Mike Wolfe

TEGA

Emir Kadic

Date:

Monday, February 17th

Schedule:

2:00-5:00PM: Tech Sessions

5:00-6:00PM: Social Hour

6:00-7:00PM: Chapter Meeting /

Dinner

Location:

Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse

6075 Mills Civic Parkway

West Des Moines, IA

click for map

Tech Sessions:

2:00-2:50PM: How to Implement

Demand Control Ventilation &

Comply with ASHRAE Standards

3:00-3:50PM: Using ASHRAE

Standard 62.1-2010 Multiple

Spaces Equations

4:00-4:50PM: Retro-

commissioning for Energy Savings

Tech Session Cost:

$30 for ASHRAE Iowa Chapter

members

$60 for non-members

Chapter Meeting/Dinner Cost:

Free to ASHRAE Iowa Chapter

members

$20 for Guests

RSVP:

Please register for either or both

events via the ASHRAE Iowa

website.

Please Note: Registration for the

chapter meeting/dinner may fill

up. Members are still welcome to

use the registration page link

below to be put on the waiting

list but we can’t guarantee that

a meal will be available.

Use the Event Registration page

at ASHRAEIowa.org

President’s Corner

UPCOMING

CHAPTER

MEETINGS

February 17th

Afternoon tech

session on “How to

Implement

Demand Control

Ventilation and

Comply with

ASHRAE

Standards”. Dinner

meeting to follow.

Location:

Johnny’s Italian

Steakhouse

West Des Moines,

IA

March 6th

Dinner meeting

followed by

presentation on

“Refrigerants –

Past, Present &

Future”

Location:

Ramada Tropics

Resort

5000 Merle Hay Rd

Des Moines, IA

The January meeting at the

Ramada Tropics was a great

way for our membership to

branch outside of the

technical side of the HVAC

industry and gain more

knowledge on the topic of

ethics. Special thanks to Nick

Maletta from Holmes Murphy

for better explaining how

ethics can play a role in your

daily lives and how your values

are formed over time with

influence from family, religion,

society, etc. The case study

on Citigroup Headquarters in

New York, NY was a practical

example of some of the

challenges that someone may

encounter and how important

it is to step up when you make

a mistake to come up with a

solution. In the study, the

engineer identified an issue

with the construction of the

building that could affect life

safety. He could have easily

walked away, but his values

kicked in and involved all

parties to come up with

solution.

The YEA happy hour this month

was a blast from the 80s and

90s at UpDown in East Village.

I attended this event and it

was great way to promote

membership of younger

members in the chapter. It was

a very relaxed setting with

WWF and American Gladiators

playing on televisions in the

background. A few non-

members attended and have

already requested to become

members. Thanks to the

YEA Chair, Val

Hageman, for

coordinating this event.

Feel free to contact Val

is you know of any other

35 or under HVAC

industry professionals

looking to get more

involved in an

organization that give so

much back to their

membership.

Next week, Distinguished

Lecturer Hoy Bohanon is

coming to our local

chapter providing our

members an opportunity

to earn 3 more

professional

development hours. He

will be talking to us about

Indoor Air Quality and

Energy Savings

techniques which are

both topics that were

identified through the

survey we conducted at

the beginning of my

term. Dinner and drinks

will follow the technical

session which will be a

great way to network

with your peers and ask

any questions you may

have for Hoy. Johnny’s

Italian Steakhouse never

fails to serve up a great

dinner so get signed up

for this event.

Remember that dinners

are included in your Iowa

Chapter Fees so be sure

to take advantage of it.

I look forward to seeing

you all at the meeting on

Monday.

Tim Conrad

Iowa ASHRAE Chapter

President 2013-2014

PAST PRESIDENTS

Matt Jesson .................. … 2012-2013

Kelly Crow ..................... … 2011-2012

Holly Elbert .................... … 2010-2011

Roger Lesher ................. … 2009-2010

Kit Cartwright ............... … 2008-2009

Jerrod Sieverding ........ … 2007-2008

Jason Kems ................... … 2006-2007

Chuck Heldenbrand ... … 2005-2006

Jeff Gross ...................... … 2004-2005

Ron Engelhardt ............ … 2003-2004

Dan Zaug ...................... … 2002-2003

Susan Oltrogge ............ … 2001-2002

Christopher Nelson ...... … 2000-2001

Donald Swanson ......... … 1999-2000

Edward Truslow ............ … 1998-1999

James Hall .................... … 1997-1998

Robbin Vannoy ............ … 1996-1997

Mark Conway .............. … 1995-1996

Paul Melton .................. … 1994-1995

Gregory Maxwell ......... … 1993-1994

Jeffery Hammer ........... … 1992-1993

Jack Culp ..................... … 1991-1992

James Lee .................... … 1990-1991

Clint Leonard ................ … 1989-1990

Charles Pedersen ........ … 1988-1989

Gary Reynolds .............. … 1987-1988

Dennis Hogan .............. … 1986-1987

Eugene Zefron .............. … 1985-1986

Donald Hagge ............. … 1984-1985

Robert Rist ..................... … 1983-1984

Joseph Proctor ............. … 1982-1983

Mark Allen ..................... … 1981-1982

Curtis Klaassen ............. … 1980-1981

Gerald Anderson ......... … 1979-1980

C.W. Miller ...................... … 1978-1979

Richard South ............... … 1977-1978

Verne Stewart .............. … 1976-1977

Curtis Hammer .............. … 1975-1976

Ralph Schilling .............. … 1974-1975

Donald Bonicamp ....... … 1973-1974

Kent Mosher ................. … 1972-1973

Thomas Van Hon .......... … 1971-1972

Robert McBride ............ … 1970-1971

William Whitman .......... … 1969-1970

Einar Dahl ...................... … 1968-1969

Eugene O’Neil .............. … 1967-1968

James Green ............... … 1966-1967

Neil Hanson .................. … 1965-1966

Bob Flanagan .............. … 1964-1965

Lyndon Kelley ............... … 1963-1964

Elwood Giberson ......... … 1962-1963

Vern Polly ...................... … 1961-1962

John Bain ...................... … 1960-1961

Crom Campbell ........... … 1959-1960

R.T. Howard .................. … 1958-1959

W.A Schworm ............... … 1957-1958

D.E. Schroeder ............. … 1956-1957

G.J. Kraai ...................... … 1955-1956

W.E. Nanes .................... … 1954-1955

J.F. Sandfort .................. … 1953-1954

R.H. Schnell ................... … 1952-1953

C.H. McGuiness ........... … 1951-1952

R.S. Stover ..................... … 1950-1951

D.E. Wells ....................... … 1949-1950

D.C. Murphy ................. … 1948-1949

C.A. Wheeler ................ … 1947-1948

E.O. Olson ..................... … 1946-1947

B.E. Landes ..................... … 1945-1946

W.W. Stuart .................... … 1944-1945

C.W. Helstrom ............... … 1943-1944

P.E. Triggs ....................... … 1942-1943

Perry LaRue ................... … 1941-1942

R.A. Norman ................. … 1940-1941

Tracy Johnson .............. … 1939-1940

W.R. White...................... … 1938-1939

ASHRAE Iowa January Meeting

The January meeting was a Membership Promotion lunch meeting held at the Ramada

Tropics Conference Center. In honor of promoting membership, BOG member Dan Ponxs

offered a jar of candy as a prize to anyone who could guess the current ASHRAE Iowa

Chapter membership count. The correct answer was 325 members! No one guessed the

correct number so Dan kept all of the candy for himself…..

Nick Maletta from Holmes Murphy & Associates gave an entertaining presentation on

“Engineering Ethics” in our industry. This was a topic not often covered in our meetings

but one that was still informative and educational.

2014 YEA Happy Hour

The annual YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE) Happy Hour was held on Wednesday,

February 5th at the new Up-Down arcade bar in the East Village. The event was open to

anyone in the industry age 21-35, ASHRAE members and non-members.

February Meeting

Resource Promotion Meeting and

Tech Session

Date: Monday, February 17, 2014

Schedule: 2:00PM – 5:00PM Tech Session (with the following segments):

2:00PM – “How to Implement Demand Control Ventilation & Comply with ASHRAE

Standards”

3:00PM – “Using ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 Multiple Spaces Equations”

4:00PM – “Retro-commissioning for Energy Savings

5:00-6:00PM: Social Hour

6:00-7:00PM: Dinner and business meeting

Location: Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, West Des Moines

Speaker:

HOY R. BOHANON, JR., P.E.

Director of Energy Programs, WorkingBuildings, LLC

Winston-Salem, NC

Hoy Bohanon, PE, LEED AP, BEAP is director of the Energy Programs

for WorkingBuildings. WorkingBuildings is a professional services firm

whose offerings include building commissioning, sustainability

consulting, and laboratory compliance services. Mr. Bohanon

began his engineering career as a research and design engineer,

and then gained experience as a project engineer, facilities

engineer, facilities manager, indoor air quality research engineer,

environmental engineer, and business owner. He has a master’s

degree in engineering from North Carolina State University, and a

bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia

Institute of Technology.

Mr. Bohanon has written technical papers and articles on indoor air quality, operations, and

maintenance and is a frequent presenter at technical society meetings. He is a recipient of the ASHRAE

Distinguished Service Award and is vice-chair of ASHRAE Standard 62.1 committee, Ventilation for

Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He also serves on the bEQ committee, Building Performance Alliance

ad-hoc committee, and TC5.5 Air-to-Air Energy Recovery. He is chair of the US Technical Advisory

Group panel 1 (general principles) and panel 4 (indoor air quality) for ISO TC205 Building Environment

Design. He is a co-author of The Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and

Commissioning and Performance Metric Protocols for Commercial Buildings: Best Practices Guide. He

also teaches multiple courses for the ASHRAE Learning Institute addressing ASHRAE 62.1 and IAQ. Mr.

Bohanon is also a member of the Professional Engineers of North Carolina, US Green Building Council,

and ASHE.

February Meeting (cont.)

LECTURE TOPICS

How to Implement Demand Control Ventilation and Comply with ASHRAE Standards

GBCI Approved | 1 CE Hour | 0090010478 AIA Approved|1LU/HSW|BOHANON02 ASHRAE standards 90.1 and 189P require demand control ventilation in some instances. ASHRAE

standard 62.1 allows demand control ventilation but places restrictions on its application. Many existing

installations do not comply with the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1. What is required and what

strategies and technologies can be used to meet the requirements of the all the standards? Retro-commissioning for Energy Savings

GBCI Approved | 1 CE Hour | 0090010481 AIA Approved|1LU/HSW|BOHANON03 What is retro commissioning? Is it required by LEED? How can a process save energy? What are some of

the aspects of an energy saving retro-commissioning application? What guidance is available from

ASHRAE guidelines? What are the types of savings from the process and what are the critical

components to assure that savings are realized? Using ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 Multiple Space Equations

GBCI Approved | 1 CE Hour | 0090010484 AIA Approved|1LU/HSW|BOHANON04 Use of the multiple spaces equation is now a code requirement in many areas and is a requirement of

LEED for any new building that uses multiple space ventilation systems. Why is the equation there? How

do you use the equations? What are the two options? Does the system approach make a difference in

the quantity of outdoor air required? This presentation presents answers and discussion points for these

important questions.

ASHRAE Iowa Research Promotion –

Corporate Donors Needed!

Thank you to all of the individuals and companies that have donated to the ASHRAE

Iowa Research Promotion fund so far this year, we are currently at 40% of our goal!

If your company has donated in the past but has yet to do so this year, please consider

making a donation. It only takes a contribution of $150 to make our honor roll and it

goes to a really good cause, ASHRAE research!

ASHRAE Technology Awards Program

The ASHRAE Iowa Chapter is soliciting Technology Award Applicants. The purpose of the awards is

three-fold:

To recognize ASHRAE members who design and/or conceive innovative technological

concepts that are proven through actual operating data.

To communicate innovative systems design to other ASHRAE members.

To highlight ASHRAE technological achievement to others, including associated professionals

and societies worldwide, as well as building and facility owners.

If interested in submitting a project, contact Emir Kadic at kadice@kjww.com or Xiaohui (Joe) Zhou

at xhzhou@iastate.edu. Submissions for the chapter level will be due by March 15th, 2014.

For more information on the Technology Awards Program visit https://www.ashrae.org/membership-

-conferences/honors--awards/technology-awards-program

ASHRAE’s Attic & Antiques

Have you ever encountered pieces of HVAC history while working on remodel

projects? Are you fascinated by the origins of modern HVAC equipment? If so, help us

to launch our new section, ASHRAE’s Attic & Antiques. We’re trying to populate our

newsletter and website with fascinating old photos and historical anecdotes,

preferably with a local bent. Send your photos and stories to Matt Jesson at

mattj@hvactab.com

The HVAC&R Industry

When 'Continuous Improvement' of Codes, Standards Is Neither

HOUSTON—The ever-increasing size and complexity of building codes and standards presents a problem to engineers, who have less time to fully and properly digest the tomes that define how

they should practice their professions, writes Bob Zabcik, director of Research and Development for NCI Group, on the Star Building Systems blog. He illustrates his points by citing specific

specifications and standards that have grown in size by as much as 15 pages per year for several decades. "So, how do we address this trend of growing complexity and shrinking time?... today’s

environment is one where 'can’t see the forest for the trees' problems flourish. Fortunately, those problems are fairly easily spotted when put in front of a person who is capable of seeing the forest

because they don’t have an in-depth knowledge of the trees growing in it," he writes. He suggests

engineers ask for help on projects from others not bogged down by minutiae. He writes "...let’s do what doctors do in this situation: swallow our pride and ask for a consult from a practitioner whose

experiences are different from our own."

Read more

Prototype Generator Harnesses Power From Humidity

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the power of evaporating water. Researchers at Harvard University's Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired

Engineering foresee electrical generators driven by changes in humidity from sun-warmed ponds and harbors. The prototype generators work by harnessing the movement of a sheet of rubber

coated on one side with spores. The sheet bends when it dries out, much as a pine cone opens as it dries or a freshly fallen leaf curls, and then straightens when humidity rises. Such bending back and

forth means that spore-coated sheets or tiny planks can act as actuators that drive movement, and

that movement can be harvested to generate electricity. "Water evaporation is the largest power source in nature," said Ozgur Sahin, Ph.D., who led the study. "Sunlight hits the ocean, heats it up,

and energy has to leave the ocean through evaporation," he explained. The research is published in Nature Nanotechnology.

Read more

Small Buildings Prompt Big News for Building Certification Organizations

WHATELY, Mass.—Two of the world's foremost building certification programs have been active in

the early part of the year. The Living Building Challenge added to its exclusive portfolio. Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom, a new 2,300 ft2 (214 m2) learning center set on 240

acres (97 ha), has become only the fifth building in the world to be certified as a Living Building. Meanwhile, the Green Building Initiative, developer of the Green Globes program, has named Jerry

Yudelson as its new president. The Tucson, Ariz.-based consultant says he wants to update the six-

year-old program to make it faster and more accessible for smaller projects.

Click here to learn more about the new Living Building on the Smith College campus.

Click here to learn more about Green Building Initiative naming Jerry Yudelson as its new president.

Reasons to Breathe Easier About Bad Air

WASHINGTON—The air above the U.S. is becoming cleaner, and voters want action to make it even more so. U.S. voters strongly want action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit

carbon pollution from power plants. According to a new survey conducted for the Sierra Club,

around 70% of respondents support strong carbon pollution limits on power plants. The survey of 1,000 voters also found strong support among voters for moving away from coal and other dirty

fuels and a preference for investing in clean energy. Total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12% from 2011-2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Toxics

Release Inventory (TRI) report released this week. The decrease includes an 8% decline in total toxic air releases, primarily due to reductions in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. "People

deserve to know what toxic chemicals are being used and released in their backyards, and what companies are doing to prevent pollution," said EPA administrator Gina McCarthy.

Click here to read more about the Sierra Club survey.

Click here to read more about EPA's Toxics Release Inventory.

2013-2014 Meeting Dates

MONTH

GENERAL MEETING

Topic Date

July - -

August - -

September Fall Frolic Golf Outing – Legacy Golf Club 5

October Student Night / Membership Promotion 16

November Research Promotion 12

December Past Presidents / History (joint w/ CSI and

SMCI) 16 (Lunch)

January Membership Promotion 13 (Lunch)

February Resource Promotion 17

March Refrigeration 6

April ASHRAE Webcast 17

May Spring Fling Golf Outing 19

Winter Meeting 2014 Winter Conference – New York, NY Jan 18-22

CRC Region VI CRC – Iowa City, IA May 1-3

Summer Meeting 2014 Annual Conference – Seattle, WA Jun/Jul 28-2

Meet Your BOG Officers

Back Row (Left to Right)

Chris Deal, Refrigeration

Dan Ponxs, BOG

Jason Kems, e-Committee

Luke Miller, RP

David Poetting, GGAC

Vince Sanders, RP

Justin Barrett, President-Elect

Front Row (Left to Right)

Dan Zaug, BOG

Tim Conrad, President

Kelly Crow, Honors/Awards

Matt Gumm, Treasurer

Matt Jesson, Historian

Britt Vincent, CTTC

Xiaohui (Joe) Zhou

Patrick Peterson, BOG

ASHRAE 2013-2014 Research Promotion Fund

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